AI + IoT · Precision Agriculture · Water Conservation

Bhumi Putra Sevak

Smarter Irrigation. Better Farming. A Sustainable Future.

An AI-powered IoT precision irrigation solution helping farmers make every drop of water count.

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Illustration of the solar-powered BPS field module standing beside a flooded rice paddy, with a water-level sensor in the field
The problem

Every Drop Matters.

Rice is one of the thirstiest crops to grow, and many farmers keep their fields flooded all season because more water feels safer. With no simple way to see what the field actually needs, irrigation runs on habit, and the water often comes from the ground beneath the farm.

60%

of India's irrigation supply comes from groundwater.1

Jain et al., Science Advances (2021)
450 km³

of groundwater lost in northern India between 2002 and 2021.2

IIT Gandhinagar and NGRI, Earth's Future (2024)
Up to 30%

of irrigation water can be saved with Alternate Wetting and Drying.3

International Rice Research Institute (2023)

Traditional irrigation → Smart precision irrigation

Illustrative demonstration — not field data
Field water level over a season. Traditional flooding keeps water above the soil all the time; BPS lets the field dry to a threshold and then refloods. soil water reflood threshold through the season →

Water stays high all season

The field is kept under standing water whether or not the crop needs it. The pump runs on habit, and nobody records how much water was used.

During flowering, rice is kept under shallow water under AWD as well. The curve shows the idea, not measured BPS results.

How BPS works

From Soil to Smart Decision

BPS automates Alternate Wetting and Drying: let the paddy dry to a calibrated level, then reflood. Select each stage to see what it does.

The technology

Five parts, one closed loop

BPS combines a solar-powered field module, a cloud connection, decision logic and a mobile app. The full system, three modules plus the app, costs about ₹17,000 to build.

AI

Rule-based decision logic weighs the weather forecast, the crop's growth stage and past pump use to recommend the next time slot to irrigate.

IoT

A solar-powered field node reads the paddy and sends its readings over Wi-Fi to the cloud. Commands travel back from the cloud to the node and on to the pump switch.

Mobile App

Farmers see irrigation suggestions and a digital pump log in a simple interface, without walking the field to check.

Precision Irrigation

The system aims to deliver water when the field needs it: the pump refloods only once the paddy has dried to a calibrated threshold, with an automatic cutoff.

Data

Every pump event is logged with its time and duration, turning irrigation from a guess into a record that can be measured and compared.

Solar Power

The field module runs on solar power, so it can sit in a paddy far from a socket.

Why BPS?

Built for the field, not the lab

Save Water

Automating AWD, an established water-saving method for rice, so the field is not flooded when it doesn't need to be.

Support Healthier Crops

Water arrives at a calibrated threshold, and the decision logic takes the crop's growth stage into account.

Simple Mobile Access

The pump log and irrigation suggestions sit in a phone app, so checking the field doesn't mean walking it.

AI-Powered Decisions

Suggestions draw on the weather forecast, crop stage and the field's own pump history.

Data-Driven Farming

A digital record of every irrigation event replaces memory and guesswork.

Sustainable Agriculture

Solar powered and low cost, aimed at the groundwater that rice farming depends on.

BPS for Indian agriculture

Made in Uttar Pradesh, for rice country

Rice is a water-intensive crop, and in much of India its water is pumped from tubewells and borewells. That makes precision irrigation for rice especially relevant: every hour a pump doesn't run is groundwater and electricity left in place.

BPS was developed in Lucknow and tested in a working rice field on Sitapur Road, outside the city. Its pump draws from a tubewell or borewell, the way most farms in the region irrigate.

Follow the decision

Founder photograph to be added
Meet the young innovator behind BPS

Devaagyh Dixit

Young Innovator · Drummer · Social Activist

Devaagyh developed Bhumi Putra Sevak, an AI-powered, IoT-based precision irrigation solution that combines sensors, software, predictive decision logic and a mobile application. The idea came from watching a farmer near Gorakhpur explain why he keeps his rice fields flooded: the farmer wasn't careless, he simply had no tool to tell him otherwise.

He is 13 and in Class 8 at City Montessori School, GN2 Cambridge Campus, Lucknow. His mentor is Mr Harshal Jaiswal.

Journey of the founder

  1. Age 22 months

    Entered the India Book of Records.

  2. Age 5

    Became a Guinness World Record holder.

  3. Age 7

    Spoke on a TEDx stage.

  4. Music

    Finished in the top three worldwide at the Global Drum Championship, representing India.

  5. Science

    Contributed as a citizen scientist to NASA's asteroid discovery programme.

  6. 2022 · Age 10

    Began work on Bhumi Putra Sevak.

  7. 2024

    Ranked 7th nationally at WRO India (AgriTech) with a team entry; filed the BPS patent application.

  8. 2026

    Ran a 13-week supervised field trial of BPS in a working rice field.

The innovation journey

Idea → Research → Prototype → Testing → Recognition → Future

Select a milestone to expand it.

At age 10, Devaagyh set out to give rice farmers the tool the farmer near Gorakhpur didn't have: something that tells you when the field actually needs water.

Recognition & achievements

Recognised along the way

BPS · team entry#7WRO India 2024, AgriTechNational rank
BPSPatentApplication No. 202411060720Filed August 2024
BPS®Registered trademarkBhumi Putra Sevak name and logo
Other projectsSilverWRO India 2025, Pollution TechTeam entry for AetherScan, a drone air-quality project
Other projectsBronzeCREST Award, British Science Association2025, air-quality monitoring research
MusicTop 3Global Drum ChampionshipWorldwide, representing India
RecordsGWRGuinness World Record holderAt age 5
RecordsIBRIndia Book of RecordsAt 22 months
Data & impact

What the trial measures

The 2026 trial compared a BPS-irrigated half of the plot with a half under the farmer's usual practice. The data is still being analysed, so no results are shown here yet.

Trial design

Results pending
The 0.5-acre trial plot split into two 0.25-acre halves: one irrigated by BPS, one under the farmer's usual practice. Each half has a field water tube. BPS BPS-automated · 0.25 acre Farmer practice · 0.25 acre water tube water tube
Conceptual diagram — not field data

Being analysed

  • Pump cycles and pump-on hours, from the BPS digital pump log
  • Water depth, read weekly from the field water tube in each half
  • Farmer-practice irrigation on the control half, as observed and reported
  • Rainfall and growth stage, recorded at each visit

Charts will be added here once the analysis is complete.

Future vision

Where Can BPS Go Next?

BPS today
  • Solar-powered field module with a water-level sensor
  • Wi-Fi link to the cloud and automatic pump control
  • Digital pump log and irrigation suggestions in a mobile app
  • One completed 13-week field trial on a rice plot
  • About ₹17,000 for three modules and the app
Possible next steps · not yet built or tested
  • Conversations with farmers about current costs and what they would pay
  • Testing the app with farmers in the field
  • A first pilot partner, such as a farmer group or an NGO
  • Two models to cost: ground module with app, and ground module plus drone-based monitoring
  • More advanced predictive analytics, more crops and more farms
  • Links to larger agricultural and water-conservation programmes
From the founder
“I saw that a single sensor on the ground only tells you about one plant. But a drone with the right architecture can tell you about the entire horizon.”
Devaagyh Dixit, on the spark behind BPS

A fuller founder's message is to be added.

FAQ

Questions, answered

What is Bhumi Putra Sevak?

Bhumi Putra Sevak (BPS) is a low-cost, solar-powered system that automates Alternate Wetting and Drying irrigation for rice. It lets a paddy dry to a calibrated level, switches the pump on to reflood it, and records every pump cycle.

How does BPS use AI?

BPS uses rule-based decision logic. It weighs the weather forecast, the crop's growth stage and the field's past pump use, and suggests a time slot for the next irrigation.

What role do IoT sensors play?

A solar-powered field node reads the water level in the paddy and sends the readings over Wi-Fi to the cloud. When the field reaches the threshold, a command goes back through the node to the pump switch.

How does the mobile application work?

The app shows the digital pump log, so a farmer can see when and how long the pump ran, along with the system's irrigation suggestions.

What problem is BPS trying to solve?

Many rice fields are kept flooded all season out of habit, drawing on groundwater and pump electricity. AWD is a known way to save water, but checking a field tube and switching a pump by hand is hard to keep up. BPS automates both steps.

Who developed BPS?

Devaagyh Dixit, a 13-year-old student at City Montessori School, GN2 Cambridge Campus, Lucknow. He began the project in 2022 at age 10. His mentor is Mr Harshal Jaiswal.

What is precision irrigation?

Precision irrigation means giving a crop water based on what the field actually needs, measured by sensors, rather than on a fixed routine or habit.

Has BPS been tested?

Yes. BPS ran a 13-week supervised trial from 24 June to 25 September 2026 on a 0.5-acre rice plot on Sitapur Road, outside Lucknow, alongside a control half under the farmer's usual practice. The data is being analysed.

Get in touch

Let’s Make Every Drop Count.

Technology becomes meaningful when it solves real problems. Bhumi Putra Sevak is an attempt to bring intelligent technology closer to the field.

Explore the Innovation Meet the Founder Get in Touch
Email: careercounsellor.mahanagar@cmseducation.org Career Counselling Cell, City Montessori School, Lucknow